Consumer
DN Capital et al. in $2m round for Hostmaker
Company offers hospitality management services to Airbnb hosts
LoveCrafts raises $20m
Online community for craftspeople has now raised $30m in total
Nordic Capital sells SEK 1.575bn of Thule shares
GP reduces holding to 29.3% after exit at SEK 105 per share
HTGF backs Bjooli
Company was founded in 2014
Duke Street and Europa Capital exit Sandpiper
GPs had delisted the company in 2007 for ТЃ400m
Alven backs Frichti with €1m
VC currently investing from €120m fourth fund
BC Partners buys 85% Cigierre stake in €300m SBO
Paladin Capital Partners and LVMH investment arm L Capital exit
Suma buys VenturCap's 30% stake in Tradeinn
Second deal for firm’s growth-focused fund
TPG's Poundworld secures £50m debt package
Debt financing comes six months after TPG's all-equity acquisition
Electra and Alchemy merge holiday park operators
Combined company valued at ТЃ960m
Lantana raises €1.6m from Ouest Croissance et al.
Business to set up 15-20 regional subsidiaries within 10 years
Rakuten leads $8m series-A for Inventure-backed Lingvist
Funding will launch Estonian startup in Japan
Palamon buys The Rug Company in SBO
Piper exits after seven years at the helm
Phoenix, Bridges reap healthy returns in £250m Gym Group IPO
Selling shareholders retain minority stake in business post-listing
Kebek to buy majority stake in Cardoen
Maiden deal for GP’s €50m second fund
Uniplaces raises $24m from Atomico et al.
Previous backer Octopus takes part in series-A
Ratos loses SEK 90m on Hafa Bathroom Exit
Exit values business at SEK 50m
Polaris makes 5x on SEK 741m exit of Skånska Byggvaror
GP has now returned DKK 1.5bn to LPs in last 15 months
Paine buys Quadrivio's Suba Seeds in €80m SBO
Second deal to be financed via GP's $893m fourth fund
Permira refinances Primary's Paperchase
Deal includes ТЃ32m six-year term loan
Warburg Pincus acquires Gemini
Investment will support expansion in Poland
EQT acquires Top-Toy for DKK 2.325bn
Nordic Capital and Axcel were among bidders for Danish toy retailer
LBO France to buy troubled Fram for Karavel merger
Business went into receivership last week
Sun acquires Flexitech
Eighth investment to be financed via GP’s $2.1bn sixth fund